New RR Denarius from Ken Dorney Auction

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  1. Yankee42

    Yankee42 Well-Known Member

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    I was happy to win this coin from the Ken Dorney Auction and it arrived today.

    L Titurius LF Sabinus
    18mm, 3.12 grams.

    I know there are more popular denarii from this moneyer but I found this interesting as well.
     
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  3. Jwt708

    Jwt708 Well-Known Member

    Congrats! Nice looking addition.
     
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  4. John Anthony

    John Anthony Ultracrepidarian

    Wow, great centering on that coin. Well done!
     
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  5. Mikey Zee

    Mikey Zee Delenda Est Carthago

    Congrats!! Loads of eye-appeal on that denarius!
     
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  6. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

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  7. Alegandron

    Alegandron "ΤΩΙ ΚΡΑΤΙΣΤΩΙ..." ΜΕΓΑΣ ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΣ, June 323 BCE

    GREAT Denarius @Yankee42 ! For me, perfect circulation wear... lots of transactions and hands that it passed through... great stories!

    You have the Sabinus that I do NOT have! Yours is a Sear 253; Crawford 344/3 minted in 89 BCE

    I also have a couple from 89 BCE from Sabinus:

    RR Titurius Sabinus 89 BCE AR Den Tarpeia buried shields S 251 Cr 344-2a.jpg
    RR Titurius Sabinus 89 BCE AR Den Tarpeia buried shields S 251 Cr 344/2a

    RR L TITURIUS LF SABINUS AR Denarius Rape of Sabines 89 BCE Sear 249 Craw 344-1a.JPG
    RR L TITURIUS LF SABINUS AR Denarius Rape of Sabines 89 BCE Sear 249 Craw 344/1a

    He enjoyed playing off his name by picturing a couple scenes from the story of the kidnapping of the Sabine Women very early in the history of the founding of Rome.
     
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  8. Ajax

    Ajax Well-Known Member

    Damn I believe I was the underbidder on that one. Great coin
     
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  9. Yankee42

    Yankee42 Well-Known Member

    Thank you everyone for the encouragement.
     
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